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School of Public and Community Health

Seminar Schedule: Spring 2026

For Spring of 2026, SPCH Seminar's will be exclusively remote through Zoom.

This table lists what the SPCH Seminar Schedule is for Spring 2026.
Date Presenter Title Registration  Seminar Recording
01/12/26 First Week of Classes; No Seminar      
01/19/26 MLK Day; No Seminar      
01/26/26 SPCHS Faculty Public Health Graduate Student Career Pathways

02/02/26 Patrick Boise The Impact of Unregulated Pregnancy Centers on Early Pregnancy Care in 勛圖厙

 
02/09/26 Gallatin City-County Health Department (GCCHD) Measles in Practice: Public Health's Response 

02/16/26 President's Day; No Seminar      
02/23/26 Missoula Public Health Group A Strep in Missoula’s Unhoused Community

03/02/26 Dori Gilels, Missy Miculka, Janice Givler Missoula Menopause Initiative: What We Know, What We Offer, and What We Can Do Better

 
03/09/26 RiverStone Health Kratom, Compliance, and Community Health: Lessons Learned from Yellowstone County

03/16/26 Spring Break; No Seminar      
03/23/26 Tracy McNew From Imaging to Decision: Improving Screening and Clinical Pathways for Nonmalignant Asbestos-Related Disease in a Libby, 勛圖厙 Community-based Screening Cohort

 
03/30/26 Kim Dudik Designing and Measuring Personal, Relational, Structural, and Civic Agency as a Structural Determinant of Health

 
04/06/26

Chelsea Kuiper, Rebecca Pejak

Climate Change, Food Insecurity, and Migration in a Nepalese Headwaters Region: Dissertation Research Update

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Reducing Wildfire Smoke Exposure in Older Adults (55+ years): Feasibility and Cardiovascular Impacts of a Comprehensive Portable Air Cleaner Intervention in Western 勛圖厙

04/13/26 Bruna Fogaca Cognitive Function, Physical Activity, and Frailty: Exploring Their Interactions in Aging

 
04/20/26 Jessica MacLeod, Amanda Leckband, Logan Akre-Boos, Matthew Miller, Katie Rasmussen Applied Practice Experience (APE) Presentations 

04/27/26 Eve Christensen, Brooklynn Bohannon, Jessica Roner, Lauren Parri, Lindsey Hundemer Applied Practice Experience (APE) Presentations

 
05/01/26 Tracy McNew From Imaging to Decision: Improving Nonmalignant Asbestos Health Screening with Evidence From a Libby, 勛圖厙 Screening Cohort

05/05/26 Amy Szacilo A Mixed Methods Implementation Study on a Community-Based Oral Health Program in Rural Nepal  
05/06/26 B-Rad Applegate Advancing Understanding of Lived Experience of Unhoused People to Reduce Social Stigma and Promote Community Health: A Theoretically Guided Photovoice Study

05/06/26 Patrick Boise  The Credence Good Problem in Early Pregnancy Care: A Study of Unregulated Pregnancy Centers in 勛圖厙

 

  • Seminar Schedule: Fall 2025

    Beginning the Fall of 2025, SPCHS Seminar's will be exclusively remote through Zoom.

    This table lists what the SPCHS Seminar Schedule is for Fall 2025.
    Date Presenter Title Registration  Seminar Recording
    08/25/25 First Day of Classes; No Seminar      
    09/01/25 Labor Day; No Seminar      
    09/08/25 DPHHS Aging, Falls Prevention, and Alzheimer's

    09/15/25 Bernard Khomenko Improving Access to Medications Challenges and Opportunities for Communities

    09/22/25 B-Rad Applegate Advancing Understanding of Lived Experience of Unhoused People to Reduce Social Stigma and Promote Community Health: A Theoretically Guided Photovoice Study

    09/29/25 Rebecca Pejak Protecting Health in Older Adults During Wildfire Events: A Background and Rationale for Indoor Air Quality Interventions 

    10/06/25 Sarah Garber Building a Health Equity Program in Local Public Health

    10/13/25 Indigenous People's Day; No Seminar      
    10/20/25 Kerri Mueller Preserving Progress: Solutions for Maintaining Air Quality Alongside Ongoing Development West of Missoula

    10/27/25 Erin Bley Disability, Health, and Leading Systems Change

    11/03/25 Heather Zimmerman Public Health Surveillance Data in 勛圖厙 

    11/10/25  B-Rad Applegate  Ph.D. Student Research Update

    11/17/25  Maysa Waters  Ph.D. Student Informational

    11/24/25  APE Presentations  APE Presentations  
    12/01/25  Finals Week; APE Presentations  APE Presentations